The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-02
THE coaouERIne HEROES COME
Rough and Ready Club King OF
the Diamond.
THE s.CONIFPs, AGAIN LAID OUT
The Boosters Beaten on Their Own
Ground--The Kingwood Plung-
er Squeals.


Deltas on their own ground to play
for the championship of the State
outside of the league Although the
Deltas had Dragged and blowed
themselves hoarse, all sporting men
admitted thei superiority of the Wis
itors. But the result of these games
forever put quietus on the Deltas
and gave the Roughs the champion
ship.
The week before the game the
kingwood ArguS-a Delta organ
busters in the following puerile
style:
Anybody who likes to see a great
big, overgrown, eonceited base ball
nine jerked out of their shoes and
damned around over the "diamond"
until they resemble shoe strings
more than anything else, should be
in Rowlesburg on next Thursday
and Friday, 23d and Gath, and wit
ness the scientific ease with which
the Deltas of that place will treat
the Roughs of Morgantown in that
very way.
IF the Rowlesburg wigwams are
not decorated with the scalps of
these "furriners" when the sun goes
down on the evening of the oath we
will have missed our guess very
widely, and hereby agree to go out
and kill the crow ourselves, and, of
course, eat it,
He laughs best who laughs last, !"
Mr. Editor of the argus. Where's
the "shoe-string" act, and how do
You like to ''eat erow?'
We were kindly given the follow
ing report of the game by specta-
tor of the playing:
The championship games between
the Deltas and Roughs were played
at Rowlesburg on the 23d and oath
inst. In the first days game the
playing was rather loose on both
sides But the second days game
was probably the finest amatuer ex-
hibition of the national craze ever
given in the State.
Thursdays game was character
lied by heavy hitting ON the part of
the Roughs, sharp fielding on the
part of the Deltas and kicking on
the part of Coniff and his lieutenant
that would have done credit to a
Kentucky mule.
The eauseless and boisterous kick
ing by the "Coniffs'' made the game
a drag and disguised the spectators.
The game was of course called
against the Deltas on the fifth in
ning) 9 to 0. The actual score was:
Roughs ....................l | l l 90
Deltas .................,...0 2 0 0 30
Earned runs, Roughs 2. Base hits,
Deltas 3; Roughs s. Struck out by
Coniff, 4; by kiger, 6. Umpire, L.
w. Joseph
The action of the Deltas having
about convinced the Roughs that
their own self-respect demanded an
immediate return home, and steps
having been taken to that end, a
certain man whom our readers will
have no difficulty in recognizing,
thought it would be an excellent
time to create an impression by a
little bluff, and was loudly vocifer-
ating for bets and was quickly ac-
commodated in that direction. The
Roughs, anxious to make any money
out of their trip, agreed to stay and
endeavor to win the stake Elem
ing, the regular second baseman,
was sent for, and an umpire obtain
ed from Wheeling whose backbone
and determination quickly instilled
into Johnny" the fact that one man
cannot pitch and umpire a game at
the same time. All these circum-
stances determined both sides to go
in to win.
Now the gallant plunger's" heart
began to fail him and he notified
the stake holder to refuse to pay
over the stakes if Morgantown won,
on the ground that Fleming was to
play second, in the face of the fact
that no conditions were attached to
the wager He refused, however, to
have the stakes drawn, making no
secret of his intention to claim them
if the Deltas won. The stake holder
being his friend, and having consider
alton for his wounded feelings kindly
returned him his money when the
game was over.
We do not give a detailed account
of plays, as one, two, three and out
was the usual order. Runs were
scarce and errors on both sides few.
The number that paved the air was
appalling. The Roughs failed to
score until the fifth inning and
scored one each in the 9Th, 9th, It'll,
two in the Sth, and a. final "duck
egg" Huston's home run in the
Sth settled the game. The Deltas
scored one each in the I'd and 4th
and two in the Sth innings. Wheel
er's attempt to save the game by
placing himself in position to be hit
by the pitcher was failure and
elected some very unfavorable com
ment from the umpire. The follow
ing is the score by innings:
Deltas ..........0 / 0 0 90 2 %
Roughs =. 40 0 0 0 l 2 o.
Base hits, Deltas, 4; Boughs, 6
Two base hits, S. Ayresman 2, N.
Kiger, Smith. Home run, Huston
Struck out by Coniff, 10; by Kiger
Z. Passed balls, Ayresman, 3; Hayes
l. Umpire, Sheppard.
Old left paw gets there every time
Phil is a good one behind tn,
bat.
Keep your feet on the ground
johnny"
Now you're off! Anyone can hi
him. But they didn't.
On Friday the Deltas, for the frs
time, demonstrated their ability t,
play a fine game of ball.
The boys are well pleased will
their treatment at Rowlesburg. Tn
Deltas and citizens generally wer
exceedingly kind to them.
Captain Miller has resigned from
the Rouohs. as his LARGE and increas